Chinese Exports to Russia: the Role of China's Provinces
https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2026-2-179-195
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the geographical structure of Chinese exports to Russia in the context of provinces and other administrative units of the PRC. This topic is important for the organization and expansion of trade relations. Building a strategy for economic cooperation with China, choosing partners and locations, and forming logistics chains requires an understanding of the commodity specialization of China's regions, the location of industries of interest. Based on Chinese official statistics, the authors reveal the role of individual regions in exports to Russia as a whole and separately in the sector of machine-building products that predominate in supplies to the Russian Federation. In particular, the dominance of the coastal provinces of the East and Southeast, the growing importance of supplying machinery and equipment from a number of central regions, and the special role of the border province of Heilongjiang are shown. An attempt has been made to conduct correlation and regression analysis of the factors influencing the geography of Chinese exports to the Russian Federation, revealing its strong connection with the general geography of exports of Chinese provinces, as well as the special role of the location of a number of regions bordering Russia. The conclusions are illustrated with tables, diagrams, and maps.
About the Authors
C. He
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
He Congcong - PhD Student of the Department of World Economy, Faculty of Economics
7–9 Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199034
V. G. Sherov-Ignatiev
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir G. Sherov-Ignatev - PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of World Economy, Faculty of Economics
7–9 Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199034
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He C., Sherov-Ignatiev V.G. Chinese Exports to Russia: the Role of China's Provinces. International Trade and Trade Policy. 2026;12(2):179-195. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2410-7395-2026-2-179-195
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